Kevin Costner filmography

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American actor, director, and producer Kevin Costner started his acting career in 1981 by starring in the romantic comedy independent film Sizzle Beach, U.S.A. He went on to appear in the films Testament (1983), and Shadows Run Black (1984) before co-starring in the 1985 ensemble western film Silverado alongside Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, and Danny Glover. The same year, he starred in the comedy film Fandango with Judd Nelson, as well as American Flyers with David Marshall Grant. In 1987, Costner starred as Eliot Ness in the crime film The Untouchables with Robert De Niro and Sean Connery. The following year, he starred as Crash Davis in the romantic comedy sports film Bull Durham with Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins. The film is on AFI's 10 Top 10 for Greatest Sports Movies. [1] Costner then starred in the sports fantasy drama film Field of Dreams with James Earl Jones. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Original Score and Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2017, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". [2] [3] It is also on AFI's 10 Top 10 for Greatest Fantasy Movies. [1]

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In the 1990s, Costner starred in numerous films including the 1990 epic Western film Dances with Wolves as Lieutenant John J. Dunbar, which he also directed and produced. The film received 12 Academy Awards nominations with Costner winning Best Picture, Best Director and was nominated for Best Actor. [4] He also starred as Robin Hood in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves with Morgan Freeman (1991), The Bodyguard with Whitney Houston (1992), Wyatt Earp with Dennis Quaid (1994), Tin Cup with Rene Russo (1996), The Postman with Will Patton (1997), Message in a Bottle with Robin Wright (1999) and For Love of the Game with Kelly Preston (also 1999). In the 2000s, he co-starred in the heist black action comedy film 3000 Miles to Graceland with Kurt Russell (2001), the Revisionist Western film Open Range with Robert Duvall (2003), Rob Reiner's romantic comedy film Rumor Has It with Jennifer Aniston (2005), psychological thriller film Mr. Brooks with Demi Moore (2007), and the comedy-drama film Swing Vote with Kelsey Grammer (2008).

He was cast as Jonathan Kent in Zack Snyder's 2013 superhero film Man of Steel , based on the DC Comics character Superman. In 2014, he co-starred in the films Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit with Chris Pine, 3 Days to Kill with Amber Heard, and Draft Day with Jennifer Garner. For his role in the 2016 biographical drama film Hidden Figures , Costner and the cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. [5] He played Jessica Chastain's father in the 2017 biographical crime drama film Molly's Game and he portrayed lawman and Texas Ranger Frank Hamer in the 2019 period crime thriller film The Highwaymen opposite Woody Harrelson. In 2024, he directed the two-part Western Horizon: An American Saga. [6] [7]

Costner's television work includes playing Devil Anse Hatfield in the three-part Western television miniseries Hatfields & McCoys , and since 2018, he has played John Dutton on the neo-Western drama series Yellowstone .

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1981 Sizzle Beach, U.S.A. John Logan
1982 Chasing Dreams Ed
1982 Night Shift Frat Boy #1
1982 Frances Luther Adler
1983 Stacy's Knights Will Bonner
1983 Table for Five Newlywed Husband
1983 Testament Phil Pitkin
1983 The Big Chill Alex MarshallUncredited
1984 Shadows Run Black Jimmy Scott
1985 Fandango Gardner Barnes
1985 Silverado Jake
1985 American Flyers Marcus Sommers
1987 The Untouchables Treasury Agent Eliot Ness
1987 No Way Out Lieutenant Commander Tom Farrell
1988 Bull Durham Crash Davis
1989 Field of Dreams Ray Kinsella
1989 The Gunrunner Ted Beaubien
1990 Revenge Michael "Jay" CochranAlso producer
1990 Dances with Wolves Lieutenant John J. DunbarAlso director and producer
1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Robin Hood Also producer
1991 JFK District Attorney Jim Garrison
1992 The Bodyguard Frank FarmerAlso producer
1993 A Perfect World Robert "Butch" Haynes
1994A Century of CinemaHimself
1994 Wyatt Earp Wyatt Earp Also producer
1994 The War Stephen Simmons
1995 Waterworld MarinerAlso producer
1996 Tin Cup Roy "Tin Cup" McAvoy
1997Sean Connery: An Intimate PortraitHimself
1997 The Postman The PostmanAlso director and producer
1999 Message in a Bottle Garret BlakeAlso producer
1999 For Love of the Game Billy Chapel
1999 Play It to the Bone Ringside Fan
2000 Thirteen Days Kenny O'Donnell Also producer
2001 3000 Miles to Graceland Thomas J. Murphy
2002 Dragonfly Joe Darrow
2003 Open Range Charley Waite / Charles Travis PostelwaiteAlso director and producer
2005 The Upside of Anger Denny Davies
2005 Rumor Has It Beau Burroughs
2006 The Guardian Ben Randall
2007 Mr. Brooks Mr. Earl BrooksAlso producer
2008 Swing Vote Bud JohnsonAlso producer
2009 The New Daughter John James
2010 The Company Men Jack Dolan
2013 Man of Steel Jonathan Kent
2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit U.S. Navy Commander Thomas Harper
2014 3 Days to Kill Ethan Renner
2014 Draft Day Sonny Weaver Jr.
2014 The Man Who Saved the World Himself
2014 Black or White Elliot AndersonAlso producer
2015 McFarland, USA Coach Jim White
2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Jonathan Kent
2016 Criminal Jericho Stewart
2016 Hidden Figures Al Harrison
2017 Molly's Game Larry Bloom
2019 The Highwaymen Frank Hamer
2019 The Art of Racing in the Rain Enzo (voice)
2020 Let Him Go George BlackledgeAlso producer
2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League Jonathan Kent
2024 Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 Hayes EllisonAlso director, producer and writer [8]
2024 Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 Also director, producer and writer; post-production
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Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1985 Amazing Stories CaptainEpisode: "The Mission"
1990 The Earth Day Special BartenderSpecial
1992Oliver Stone: Inside OutHimselfTelevision film
1995 500 Nations Presenter & Host8-part documentary
2012 Hatfields & McCoys Devil Anse Hatfield Miniseries; also producer
2018–present Yellowstone John DuttonMain role; also executive producer

Producer

List of film credits as producer
YearTitleNotesRef.
1990 Revenge Executive producer
1990 Dances with Wolves
1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Uncredited producer
1992 The Bodyguard
1994 Rapa Nui
1994 Wyatt Earp
1995 Waterworld
1997 The Postman
1999 Message in a Bottle
2000 Thirteen Days
2003 Open Range
2007 Mr. Brooks
2008 Swing Vote
2012 Hatfields & McCoys
2014 Black or White
2018 Yellowstone Executive producer
2020 Let Him Go Executive producer [9]
2024 Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 Post-production
2024 Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 Post-production

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